City Council Agendas & Minutes

Minutes City Council Meeting Fruit Heights City 910 South Mountain Road February 18, 2020 1. WELCOME: Mayor Pro Tempore Julia Busche, Mayor John Pohlman has been excused. PLEDGE & OPENING CEREMONY: The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by City Council Member Diane Anderson and the meeting was opened with City Council Member Eileen Moss offering a word of prayer. COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Pro Tempore, Julia Busche, Council Members Diane Anderson, Gary Anderson, Jeanne Groberg, and Eileen Moss were all present. Mayor John Pohlman was excused. CITY STAFF PRESENT: City Planner Jeff Oyler, City Attorney, Brad Christopherson, and City Public Works Superintendent Darren Frandsen were present. City Manager Brandon Green was excused. VISITORS: Kaysville City Fire Chief Paul Erickson, Jim Crismer 2. DECLARATION OF CONFLICT(S) OF INTEREST: None 3. PUBLIC COMMENTS: 4. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING: Minutes from the February 4, 2020 were reviewed and approved. 5. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS: 6. CITY BUSINESS: 6.1. Quarterly Report from Emergency Services, Chief Paul Erickson: Chief Erickson reported to the City Council the 4th Quarter Fire Report (October – December) Council discussed with Chief Erickson a few of the calls and response times. Copy of the report was provided to the City Council. 6.2. Discuss/Review/Approve/Deny Final Plat Approval for “The Heights Subdivision (Jeff Oyler). This item was tabled because it was noticed on the agenda for the incorrect subdivision. The Subdivision should have been noticed as “Whispering Oaks Subdivision First Amendment”. City Planner Jeff Oyler reviewed the final subdivision plat with the City Council and some of the challenges have been with the subdivision. The developer has addressed all the Planning Commission and City Staffs concerns with 1  February 18, 2020 the subdivision which include the setbacks of the existing home along East Oaks including the City’s requirement to bring the garage into compliance with the City’s Ordinance. Lot 7 has a Weber Basin Waterline Easement and a Rocky Mountain Power Easement. The property owner has contacted both utility companies and obtained their requirements for setbacks on a home. The City Council and staff also discussed the secondary water connections and the locations of the required connections along the south side of the property running along the City’s road access to the pumphouse and water tank. Council Member Eileen Moss and Julia Busche questioned City Planner Oyler about sidewalk along East Oaks Drive and compliance with the City’s development standards. Planner Oyler indicated that the City didn’t consider sidewalk along East Oaks Drive. After some discussion, the City Planner agreed with the City Council that there needed to be an improvement agreement recorded against lots 6 & 7 that will require the property owners pay their proportionate share to install sidewalk at such time that the city determines that it is necessary to install sidewalk along East Oaks Drive. Because this item wasn’t properly noticed on the agenda, Council Member Eileen Moss made a motion to table final plat approval of the subdivision until the next City Council Meeting. Council Member Jeanne Groberg seconded the motion. It was approved unanimously and asked that this be brought back to the City Council for final approval. 6.3. Discuss/Review/Approve/Deny Animal Care of Davis County Fiscal Year 2020 Contract. This contract is the fifth year of a five-year contract with the County and has been prepared by Davis County and reviewed by the City’s attorney. Each year the new contract addresses the number of calls, and capital costs associated with Animal Control These costs are assessed based on number of calls and population of the Cities in Davis County. There was some discussion among the City Council about the contract with some questions that needed to be answered by the City Manager about the contract. Council Member Diane Anderson made a motion to approve the Animal Care of Davis County Contract. Council Member Jeanne Groberg seconded the motion with the understanding that the City Manager will provide some additional information to the Council about the amount of the increase and the purpose for the increase. The motion was approved unanimously. 6.4. Yearly Training on Ethics and the Open and Public Meetings Act. (Brad Christopherson). City Attorney Brad Christopherson provided the City Council with the required training on Ethics and Open and Public Meetings Act. There was an open discussion with questions and answers from the City Council and the City Attorney. Training lasted for approximately 60 minutes. 7. CONSENT CALENDAR: None 2  February 18, 2020 8. INFORMATION ITEMS/UPCOMING EVENTS: 8.1. Planning Commission, March 25, 2020 8.2. City Council Meeting, March 10, 2020, March 3rd is Primary Election day. 9. CITY COUNCIL & STAFF REPORTS: Not held. 10. ELECTRONIC MEETING: 11. Council Member Diane Anderson made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Council Member Eileen Moss seconded the motion. It was approved unanimously, and the meeting was adjourned at 9:15 pm 12. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true, accurate and complete record of the Fruit Heights City Council Meeting held February 18, 2020. 13. Not approved until signed 14. __________________________ 15. R. Brandon Green, City Manager 16. Date approved by City Council: ______________________ 3